COUNTERPART

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A duplicate copy

Synonyms:

counterpart; similitude; twin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("counterpart" is a kind of...):

duplicate; duplication (a copy that corresponds to an original exactly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

Synonyms:

counterpart; opposite number; vis-a-vis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("counterpart" is a kind of...):

equivalent (a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "counterpart"):

match (something that resembles or harmonizes with)

mismatch (a bad or unsuitable match)

complement (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)

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Context examples:

A benign, borderline, or malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of neoplastic cells that resemble urothelial cells and their neoplastic counterparts.

(Ovarian Transitional Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Every point of difference between premalignant or malignant cells and their normal counterparts is a potential target of opportunity for drug discovery - a molecular target of prevention or treatment.

(Molecular Target, NCI Thesaurus)

The humanized version of this monoclonal antibody exhibits less immunogenicity and improved binding affinity compared to its murine counterpart.

(Lintuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)

It is considered the mouse counterpart or synonym for Atypical Hyperplasia, DIN in the human breast.

(Low Grade Mouse MIN, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

The leukemic counterpart of Burkitt lymphoma occurring in adults.

(Adult Burkitt Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, highly aggressive, Epstein-Barr virus-associated leukemia, also known as aggressive NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma; it may represent the leukemic counterpart of nasal type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphomas.

(Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

Research examined whether the popular origami pattern that resembles the geometric hyperbolic paraboloid — or hypar — had the same physical characteristics as its geometric counterpart.

(Saddle-shaped origami enables new microelectronic applications, National Science Foundation)

The scientists discovered that these cells regenerate differently than their counterparts do after a blood cell transplant.

(Cellular barcoding helps scientists understand the behavior of stem cells, National Institutes of Health)

Declining Sense of Smell May Foretell DeathOlder adults with a poor sense of smell may die sooner than their counterparts who have keen olfactory abilities.

(Declining Sense of Smell Linked to Risk of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

While many applications require increasingly small lasers, researchers continually run into the same roadblock: Nanolasers tend to be much less efficient than their macroscopic counterparts.